National Republican., 1887-05-03
THE COURT RECORD.

thlteu blhts supreme eOOuTt.-lue lOllOWlnR
business was transacted In the Supreme Court
OF the United States yesterday.
Hattie +. Stanley, executrix, vs. Board of
Supervisors OF Albany, N. Y. Opinion by
Justice Field affirming Judgment OF the court
John F. Hertrsnit, collector &c, vs. John
II. Woigmann Ct al. Opinion by Justice Blatth.
ford affirming judgment of tho court below.
Geo. Is. Snow ct al VS.. Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway Company. opin.
lon by justice Matthews Affirming decree be-
No, i6s. Theodore ]. MCGOWAN OF al, &c, VS..
The American Pressed Tan Bark Company.
Judgment affirmed with costs and interest.
opinion by Mr.. Justice Blatchford.
:, No. 2j5. Geo. Mccoy VS.. Frederick Nelson.
Decree reversed with costs and cause re-
proceedings as shall be IN conformity with the
opinion OF this court. Opinion by Mr. Justice
No. 1856. George W. Frost ct al. Va. Martin
Spitley Decree reversed and cause remanded
with directions TO dismiss the bill of Martin
Spitley. appellee. and the cross bill OF Frost
and wife. appellants, without prejudice Costs
70 be paid by said appellee. Opinion by Mr..
No. 2i7. The Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany vs.. Hamilton A. Moore, by his next
bc, on 0t Su@S yads@Ht HHuTs roSsrssd 81 sf
with costs and cause remandej with direc-
tions to take further prceeedings therein in
conformity with the opinion of this court.
No. 25i. The New Jersey Steamboat Com
papy vs. Leonard A. Brockett Judgment
affirmed with costs and interest. Opinion By
No. i22. Andrew N. Bragg ct al. VS.. Eleazer
I. Fitch ct al, &c. Decree reversed with
costs, and cause remandcd with directions to
dismiss the bill. Opinion by Mr.. Justice Brad
No. 1856 Tlcry Wright VS.. b. II. Roseberry Q,
al. JUDGEMENT reversed with costs and cause
remandcd with instructions, for further pr >
N mi In s.f
this court. Opinion by Mr.. Justice Field.
=, NO. 2b2. James N. Carpenter rs the Wash
iDgton and, Georgetown Railroad Company.
In error TO the supreme court of the District Of
Columbia. Judgment affirmed with costs.
Opinion by Mr. Justice Miller.
No. 229. The Peninsula Iron Company ct al
VS.. Andres Is. Stone ct al. Decree reversed
with costs and cause remauded with directions
TO dismiss the bill for want of Jurisdiction aud
WITHOUT prejudice. Opinion by Mr.. Chief JUS
No. 2si. Alfred Robinson VS.. John Anderson
ct al. Judgment affirmed with costs and cause
remanded 70 the circuit court of the United
States for the northern district Of California.
Opinion by Mr.. Chief Justice Waite.
No. 25l. Frances 4. Lawrence VS.. Morgan's
Louisiana aud Texas Railroad and Steamship
Company ct al Decree affirmed with costs
Opinion by Mr.. Chief Justice Waite.
No. la. Edward Lees ct nj. VS.. Anderson
Fowler Decree affirmed with costs by di-
yided court. Announced by Mr.. Chief Justice
The other business transacted yesterday was
as follows:
No. 1882. The State of Kansas ex rel. J. +.
TUFTS, assistant attorney general. &C., appel
vance granted and cause assigned for argu.
ment on the second day of the next term. An.
nonnced by MIR. Chief Justice Waite.
VS.. Simon Bloch. Motion to dismiss OF atii IN
denied Announced by Mr. Chief Justice
No. 1859. VIM. L. Powell VS.. the Common.
TpnnSylyania n mr.
affirm denied. Announced by Mr.. Chief Jus.
No. 1868. The Baxter Mountain Gold Mining
Company vs., Henry J; Patterson ct al. Motion
to reinstate case on docket granted on pay
ment Of costs Of motion to docket and dismiss
and OF this motion.
George L. White. Appeal from the circuit
court of the United States for the district Of
California, Dismissed.
No. 3is. Wm. II. Tompkins, appellant. VS.
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Com
pany ct al. And No. $40. William s. Williams,
appellant, VS.. the Little Rock, Mississippi
River and Texas Railway Company ct al. Con.
and not to be called before the 10Th Of Novem-
No ~. Maurice Candy, appellant, VS.. E NJ.
tinued by Mr.. Al, Willard for the appellant,
Mr.. Assistant Attorney General Maury for
the appellee, and concluded by Mr.. Amos
Brondnax for the appellant.
VS.. Joseph w. Drexel Argued by Mr., George
Shiras, jr., and Mr. Rasselas Brown for the
plaintiff in error and Mr. John Dalzell for the
defendant in error.
No. $50. Charles Benziger ct al, plaintiffs in
error, vs.. William II. Robertson, collector.
Argued by Mr.. r. D. Mussey for plaintiff in
error and submitted by Mr.. Solicitor General
jerks for defendant In error.
No: 2s2. The st. Louis Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company, plaintiff in
error. VS.. 4. r. Vickers. Argued by Mr.. John
II. m q M uhp,if ;
I'd by Mr.. +. W. Compton for the defendant
In error.
Adjourned.
Court In General.Term- Justices Hagner,
jones, and Cox.-United States ex rel. Case
VS.. Forsyth; opinion by Justice Cox awarding
maDdamus. Murphy VS.. Preston; opinion BY
Justice Hagner sustaining demurrer ana giving
leave to amend. In re Leonard A. Watson,
improvement In feather busters; argued and
submitted. Assignment-Nos 9l, 90, lOl, lO2,
107, l0S, ITO, 43.
Criminal Court - Justice Montgomery. -
Mary j. Mcbride and John w. Mcfarland;
house burning; on trial.